SRI VADIRAJA'S TEERTHA PRABANDHA - STEP 3

SRI VADIRAJA’S TEERTHA PRABANDHA – STEP 3

HIS LITERARY WORKS

The greatness of Sri Vadirajaru is something beyond ordinary perception, expression or diction. It is indeed a privilege, grace of Sri Hari, Sri Vayu and Sri Vadirajaru for anyone to take a peep into some outstanding works of Sri Vadirajaru. What is more heartening to note is that Sri Vadirajaru has written in Sanskrit as well as Kannada. It is unfortunate that many of his works are not available and a few published works are also not accessible at present. Some are still to be published. According to scholars, about twelve works of Sri Vadirajaru are of great value. He has written independent philosophical books in poetic form, several commentaries on Puranas; poetry, Stotras, devotional songs or Keertanas and a few translations from Sanskrit to Kannada.

1.   YUKTIMALLIKA

Yuktimallika is considered to be an exceptional work by Sri Vadirajaru. It comprises of 5,379 Shlokas or stanzas. It is said that such an exemplary poetic work of outstanding literary features is not there in any other language anywhere in the world. A book of great literary value and excitement composed to protect the tenets of Dwaita philosophy is considered to be the magnum opus of Sri Vadirajaru. It consists of several Yuktis or solutions that are like the Jasmine flower, which is not only attractive but also pleasantly fragrant. Mallika means Jasmine. It has five sections namely Guna or quality; Shuddhi or purity; Bheda or divisive technique; Vishwa or universe and Phala or the positive result. Sri Vadirajaru has divided the work into four parts namely Samanvaya, where he asserts that Lord Hari possesses all qualities; AvirODha, where he contends that there is a least doubt about these qualities of the Lord; Sadhana, where he furnishes the path to impress and propitiate the Lord and Phala, where he tells us what will happen when the Lord is impressed with us. Sri Vadirajaru has cited excerpts from Shastra, Purana, Smruti, Lokanyaya (Universal Law) and the paths or ways mentioned in the Four Cantos of Brahma Meemamsa. What is most relevant is that in this work, Sri Vadirajaru has clearly explained that it is only Sri Mukhyaprana who can guide a person to the path of Moksha or salvation and that Sri Madhwacharya is an incarnation of Sri Mukhyaprana.

2, HARIBHAKTILATA

Sri Haribhaktilata is an anthology of 300 poems that explain the meaning of Shrutis. Sri Vadirajaru beautifully establishes in Sri Haribhaktilata that Lord Shankara is a dedicated devotee of Paramatma and that Lord Hari is the only God who can grant or sanction Moksha for anyone. The title Haribhaktilata is in itself a beautiful and meaningful word. Haribhakti means devotion to Lord Hari and Lata means a creeper. Sri Vadirajaru states in this work that his Haribhaktilata is very close to the heart of “Turagavadana”, where Turaga means horse and Vadana means face. He mentions that Lord Hari or Hayagreeva loves Haribhaktilata.

3.   SARASABHARATI VILASA

In all, there are as many as 696 spiritual texts in Sri Sarasabharati Vilasa. He wonderfully, interestingly and logically mentions that only Lakshmi, Brahma, Vayu, Saraswati and Bharati possess pure , unbiased, comprehensive and unambiguous devotion to Lord Hari. Stating that these deities cannot be touched or troubled by Kali, he divulges that all others have drawbacks and their actions, expressions and attitude are subject to errors and omissions. To provide authenticity to his principles, Sri Vadirajaru quotes and explains those quotes drawn from Upanishat, Mahabharata and other texts.

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